To The Crookston Times readers,

It is with regret that CherryRoad Media announces the closing of The Crookston Times

Our company is dedicated to the preservation of community journalism. Since the purchase of our 1st paper in late-2020 to today, we have prided ourselves on our ability to fight the difficult battle that newspapers face in today’s digital society. Unfortunately, that battle cannot always be won.

The Crookston Times has struggled in recent years to find its footing in this community. Since purchasing The Crookston Times, CherryRoad Media has been unable to avoid financial losses every month. The paper was losing money when we bought it, and it continued to do so. We must now come to terms with the fact that we do not have a path forward to sustainability.

And we thank those who have supported us.

Minnesota Crookston Calendar

May 8, May 15 - Receive 10% off your purchase at the UMC Bookstore on Wednesdays when you wear University of Minnesota apparel!

Crookston FFA competes at state

Crookston FFA took 39 members to the 95th Minnesota FFA State Convention to compete in the respective career development events (CDE’s) and leadership development events (LDE’s) that they qualified in at the regional level.

Students compete in math masters

Fifth and sixth-grade students from Highland Elementary and Crookston Middle School competed in the regional Math Masters of Minnesota Challenge in Bemidji, MN.The fifth-grade team competing were Joseph Goering, Devin Gudmundson, Hillary Weber, Bryson Reid, and Cora Jackson.The sixth-grade team competing were Haddie Halland, Mollie Wagner, Ella Capistran, Cohen Luckow, and Harrison Cameron.The sixth-grade team placed first and the fifth-grade team placed fifth.Ella Capistran: Second place in the Facts Competition and 1st place in the Individual Competition.Harrison Cameron: Sixth place in the Facts Competition and Seventh place in the Individual Competition.Cohen Luckow: eighth place Facts CompetitionDevin Gudmundson: fourth in the Individual CompetitionThese students competed individually and as teams on eight sets of mathematical problems in this competition for a total of 325 problems.Math Masters of Minnesota provides competitions in mathematics for thousands of fifth- and sixth-grade students.

Upland Sandpiper

​A few days ago while exploring a favorite forest, I nearly stepped on an American woodcock, a woods-loving shorebird.

Evil triumphs, but for a short time

Psalm 21: 11-12 “For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

“ASK A TROOPER”

By Sgt. Jesse Grabow of the Minnesota State Patrol Question: I am…

Totes

There is much wrong with this world.